How To Install pure-ftpd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pure-ftpd-mysql
pure-ftpd-mysql is:
Pure-FTPd is a fast, production-quality, standards-conformant FTP server based upon Troll-FTPd. Features include chrooted home directories, virtual domains, built-in ’ls’, anti-warez system, configurable ports for passive downloads, FXP protocol, bandwidth throttling, ratios, fortune files, Apache-like log files, fast standalone mode, atomic uploads, text / HTML / XML real-time status report, virtual users, virtual quotas, privilege separation, SSL/TLS and more.
There are three methods to install pure-ftpd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pure-ftpd-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pure-ftpd-mysql
Install pure-ftpd-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pure-ftpd-mysql
Install pure-ftpd-mysql Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd-mysql
How To Uninstall pure-ftpd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pure-ftpd-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pure-ftpd-mysql
Uninstall pure-ftpd-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pure-ftpd-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pure-ftpd-mysql
Remove pure-ftpd-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove pure-ftpd-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pure-ftpd-mysql
Remove pure-ftpd-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pure-ftpd-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pure-ftpd-mysql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
